Comments (0)

Transcript of Healthcare Innovations for the Bottom of the Pyramid

For Underserved Communities at the Bottom of the PyramidShuan Sadre Ghazighazi@merit.unu.eduSaramanExamplesExamplesFuel-efficient cookstoveWhat is Poverty?Income?Poverty trapAccess?Infrastructure?non-homogenousannual income $ pppDifferent faces of povertyRural / Semi-urban / UrbanFreedom?lack ofChoice?Multi-dimentionalOpportunity?Aravind Eye HospitalSource: World Resources Institute/IFC (2006)Above slides courtesy of UNDP GIM www.growinginclusivemarkets.orgDrivers of Pro-poor Innovationmodes of partnershipMarket opportunitiesSources of innovationNewGlobal population growthBottom of the PyramidPro-PoorInnovationPro-PoorInnovationReachDevelopment impactFinancial viabilityBottom/Base of the PyramidInclusive BusinessWhat is pro-poor innovationAffordabilityAccebilityAwarenessAcceptabilityMarket-based approachesSocial entrepreneurshipConventional approachesPhilanthropyCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR)Appropriate TechnologyPoor as userPoor as user/producer/entrepreneurFocus on social impactPro-Poor Innovation SystemPrivate sectorCivil societyPublic sectorPro-poor policyPro-poor growthTrickle downPublic policyPrivate actorsGrassroots innovationsource: adapted from Mendoza & Thelen (2008)Pro-Poor Innovation“Today we can see that in the poorest places, only integrated approaches sustainably and adequately address public health needs.

…Figuring out how to bring the complex matrix of development together requires systems knowledge, financing, and superb management.”

–Josh Ruxin, “Doctors Without Orders”UNDP1234!General approaches4As for Pro-poor InnovationWhat non-state actors have to offer for healthcare in BOP ?Private actors are generally better atsystems knowlegefinancingmanagementleveraging resourcesapplying technical skill/know-howinnovationnetworkshuman capitalnew technologies(compared to public sector in general)Source: endeva (2012) http://tinyurl.com/cy5lekhFrom health-care technology to health-care innovationBridging the innovation diffusion gaplessons from sanitation entrepreneursSource: Ramani, SadreGhazi, Duysters (2012)25% of Indians who are hospitalised end up falling below the poverty line because of the high treatment costs.A-Z Textile (Malaria Bednets)Bottom of the PyramidPro-Poor InnovationPro-Poor Innovations in Healthcareunder-served communities at the(MSF)